Hurricane Erick rapidly intensified over the last 24 hours, growing into a powerful Category 4 storm but weakening slightly before making landfall.

Erick is now moving inland and bringing the potential for life-threatening rainfall flooding and gusty winds, after making a historic landfall in southern Mexico at Category 3 intensity. The storm will dissipate soon.

Erick was a Category 3 hurricane over Mexico Thursday morning Mexico Central Time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The hurricane had sustained wind speeds of 125 miles per hour.